*Sigh* They gave the link to the old site rather than the d-programming-
language.org, and since www.digitialmars.com only redirects on the main page,
the link doesn't get redirected to the correct place.
- Jonathan M Davis

*Sigh* They gave the link to the old site rather than the d-programming-
language.org, and since www.digitialmars.com only redirects on the main
page,
the link doesn't get redirected to the correct place.
- Jonathan M Davis

Awesome! Two things, though:
1. When will this actually happen? Is GCC 4.7 going to have GDC in it?
2. How will the impedance mismatch between DMD Front End's fast release
cycle and GCC's slower release cycle be handled? I'm definitely not
going to use the "official" version of GDC packaged with my Linux distro
or MinGW or whatever when the front end is several versions out of date
and each front end update contains major bug fixes and additions to Phobos.

Awesome! Two things, though:
1. When will this actually happen? Is GCC 4.7 going to have GDC in it?

Can't say. Hopefully things will be in before the 4.7 development window closes.

2. How will the impedance mismatch between DMD Front End's fast release
cycle and GCC's slower release cycle be handled? I'm definitely not
going to use the "official" version of GDC packaged with my Linux distro
or MinGW or whatever when the front end is several versions out of date
and each front end update contains major bug fixes and additions to Phobos.

I would imagine that the official releases would be 1 frontend version behind
DMD
- given that there is a 2 month period of bug-fixes only before release. Whilst
the development trunk/snapshots will remain in sync.
Again, can't really say - it's too soon to be asking this. :~)
Regards
Iain

2. How will the impedance mismatch between DMD Front End's fast release
cycle and GCC's slower release cycle be handled? I'm definitely not going
to use the "official" version of GDC packaged with my Linux distro or
MinGW or whatever when the front end is several versions out of date and
each front end update contains major bug fixes and additions to Phobos.

Even if this is an issue at first, I'd bet it will become less and less
significant as DMD/Phobos improve and solidify.

Maybe if this was posted on Reddit it would get some vocal support and
give the GNU guys reassurance that D is a sought-after language.
Anyway this is great news! Congrats to Iain Buclaw and anyone else who helped.

Maybe if this was posted on Reddit it would get some vocal support and
give the GNU guys reassurance that D is a sought-after language.
Anyway this is great news! Congrats to Iain Buclaw and anyone else who helped.

Iain,
You've made a cross for yourself there! If you need help with grunt tasks -
like a
broken piece of D code with a decent description of the problem, or even
grunter,
I might be able to help. As you know, I've been in those muddy waters before
with
nobody to even consult. With a guru like you I could probably get moving fairly
quickly.
Just as a matter of interest, how do you rate GDC 2.055 for speed alongside the
Linux DMD.
Steve